A computing system and method for request management receive an incoming customer request at a request management server. Components at the server identify a type of problem associated with the request and the customer sending the request. The system searches for a customer experience profile for the identified customer in a customer database stored in a computer memory and determines based on the customer experience profile if the customer has prior experience solving the type of problem identified. The system routes the customer to an abbreviated resolution process when the customer has prior experience solving the identified type of problem and resolves the request using the abbreviated resolution process.
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1. A request management computing system for optimizing management of information technology requests made through a VOIP system, the request management computing system comprising: at least one computer memory storing a database containing requestor information; and a request management server including: a request processing engine, the request processing engine receiving an incoming information technology request, identifying the requestor and an information technology topic of the incoming information technology request, and retrieving from the database, a level of expertise of the requestor with respect to the information technology topic; and a request router, the request router selecting a responsive script corresponding to the level of expertise of the requestor and the information technology topic, wherein the request management computing system runs the responsive script to implement a resolution of the incoming information technology request.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request processing engine determines if the request has an elevated experience level.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the database stores multiple abbreviated scripts corresponding to elevated experience levels and a standard script for use with requestors not having an elevated experience level for each information technology topic.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the database stores multiple experience levels corresponding with multiple information technology topics.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an agent device receiving the incoming technology request and responsive script and running the responsive script to implement the resolution.
6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a matrix correlating agent experience level to the resolution scripts.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a feedback router for receiving the resolution, the feedback router updating the database with the resolution in order to enable changes in the requestor experience level.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a testing system for testing requestor expertise on the information technology topics and a scoring engine for receiving test results from the testing system.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the testing system generates test questions upon receiving the incoming information technology request, thereby providing requestors an opportunity to increase in expertise.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the testing system receives feedback from the request management server for each customer resultant to each information technology request and incorporates the feedback in level determination.
11. A request management computing method for optimizing management of information technology requests made through a VOIP system, the request management computing method comprising: receiving, at a request processing engine, of a request management computing system, an incoming information technology request from a requestor; identifying the requestor and an information technology topic of the incoming information technology request using the request processing engine; retrieving from a database stored in a computer memory, a level of expertise of the requestor with respect to the information technology topic; and selecting, using a request router, a responsive script corresponding to the level of expertise of the requestor and the information technology topic; wherein the request management computing system runs the responsive script to implement a resolution of the incoming information technology request.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining, using the request processing engine, if the request has an elevated experience level.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising storing, in the database, multiple abbreviated scripts corresponding to elevated experience levels and a standard script for use with requestors not having an elevated experience level for each information technology topic.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising storing, in the database, multiple experience levels corresponding with multiple information technology topics.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving, at an agent device, the incoming technology request and responsive script and running the responsive script to implement the resolution.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising storing a matrix correlating agent experience level to the resolution scripts.
17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising using a feedback router for receiving the resolution and for updating the database with the resolution in order to enable changes in the requestor experience level.
18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising testing requestor expertise on the information technology topics using a testing system and receiving test results from the testing system and a scoring engine.
19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising generating test questions upon receiving the incoming information technology request, thereby providing requestors an opportunity to increase in expertise.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor for performing steps including: receiving at a request processing engine, of a request management computing system, an incoming information technology request from a requestor; identifying the requestor and an information technology topic of the incoming information technology request using the request processing engine; retrieving from a database stored in a computer memory, a level of expertise of the requestor with respect to the information technology topic; and selecting, using a request router, a responsive script corresponding to the level of expertise of the requestor and the information technology topic; and running the responsive script to implement a resolution of the incoming information technology request.
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September 29, 2017
February 4, 2020
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